Contact lens-related bilateral and simultaneous Acremonium keratitis
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Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) infection is a rather frequently occurring disease all over the world which can still cause serious or even total loss of vision despite improved diagnostic and therapeutic options. It may cause mostly keratitis, scleritis or chorioretinitis in people with competent immune systems. It mainly affects contact lens wearers with poor hygiene. Corneal trauma due to foreig...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0034-7280
DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20170044